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CCA is a bold national advocate for dramatically increasing college completion rates and closing equity gaps across states and systems. #CCADoesTheWork
Learn more at CompleteCollege.org
Learn more at CompleteCollege.org
CCA's offices will be closed tomorrow and Friday for Thanksgiving. In this season of thanks, we are grateful to our network of student advocates who are convinced that better is possible in higher education. Rest and recharge over the long weekend, and we'll see you back here in December.
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
CCA's offices will be closed tomorrow and Friday for Thanksgiving. In this season of thanks, we are grateful to our network of student advocates who are convinced that better is possible in higher education. Rest and recharge over the long weekend, and we'll see you back here in December.
Great recap of #CCANext2025 in @insidehighered.com by Matt Reed. "The key is to push the change in the right direction. Kudos to CCA for doing exactly that."
Thank you to all our attendees for the honest conversations about student success.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
#CCADoesTheWork
Thank you to all our attendees for the honest conversations about student success.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
#CCADoesTheWork
Notes on the Complete College America Conference
Reconnecting with old friends and learning about new initiatives in Baltimore.
www.insidehighered.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Great recap of #CCANext2025 in @insidehighered.com by Matt Reed. "The key is to push the change in the right direction. Kudos to CCA for doing exactly that."
Thank you to all our attendees for the honest conversations about student success.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
#CCADoesTheWork
Thank you to all our attendees for the honest conversations about student success.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
#CCADoesTheWork
Reposted by Complete College America
Thrilled to be learning from practitioners and leaders in #highered at Complete College America. @completecollege.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Thrilled to be learning from practitioners and leaders in #highered at Complete College America. @completecollege.bsky.social
Reposted by Complete College America
NCHEMS Senior Associates Louisa Hunkerstorm and Nancy Stalowski joined the @completecollege.bsky.social Annual Convening this week, focused on data-driven strategies that strengthen student pathways and completion. hanks to CCA — and the M&T Bank Stadium reception was a great bonus!
#HigherEd
#HigherEd
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NCHEMS Senior Associates Louisa Hunkerstorm and Nancy Stalowski joined the @completecollege.bsky.social Annual Convening this week, focused on data-driven strategies that strengthen student pathways and completion. hanks to CCA — and the M&T Bank Stadium reception was a great bonus!
#HigherEd
#HigherEd
CCA President Yolanda Watson Spiva and Director of Technology and Innovation Norman Palmer were in Cambridge, MA this week for the @aximcollaborative.bsky.social AI & Education Convening. Great preparation for the AI conversations coming to #CCANEXT2025 next week!
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
CCA President Yolanda Watson Spiva and Director of Technology and Innovation Norman Palmer were in Cambridge, MA this week for the @aximcollaborative.bsky.social AI & Education Convening. Great preparation for the AI conversations coming to #CCANEXT2025 next week!
Kick off #CCANext2025 in style at M&T Bank Stadium! 🏈
After Monday’s opening sessions, join us at 6:00 PM for our Welcome Reception.
🎤 A short program begins at 6:30 PM
🍽️ Heavy hors d’oeuvres + drinks
🚌 Shuttles run every 15 minutes from 5:45–8:15 PM
After Monday’s opening sessions, join us at 6:00 PM for our Welcome Reception.
🎤 A short program begins at 6:30 PM
🍽️ Heavy hors d’oeuvres + drinks
🚌 Shuttles run every 15 minutes from 5:45–8:15 PM
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Kick off #CCANext2025 in style at M&T Bank Stadium! 🏈
After Monday’s opening sessions, join us at 6:00 PM for our Welcome Reception.
🎤 A short program begins at 6:30 PM
🍽️ Heavy hors d’oeuvres + drinks
🚌 Shuttles run every 15 minutes from 5:45–8:15 PM
After Monday’s opening sessions, join us at 6:00 PM for our Welcome Reception.
🎤 A short program begins at 6:30 PM
🍽️ Heavy hors d’oeuvres + drinks
🚌 Shuttles run every 15 minutes from 5:45–8:15 PM
We’re almost there. ⏳ #CCANext2025 kicks off in just 5️⃣ days!
There’s still time to secure your spot and join changemakers from across the country as we lead what’s NEXT in higher education.
🎟️ Register today: bit.ly/47DQzzx
There’s still time to secure your spot and join changemakers from across the country as we lead what’s NEXT in higher education.
🎟️ Register today: bit.ly/47DQzzx
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We’re almost there. ⏳ #CCANext2025 kicks off in just 5️⃣ days!
There’s still time to secure your spot and join changemakers from across the country as we lead what’s NEXT in higher education.
🎟️ Register today: bit.ly/47DQzzx
There’s still time to secure your spot and join changemakers from across the country as we lead what’s NEXT in higher education.
🎟️ Register today: bit.ly/47DQzzx
Public trust in higher ed is rising—but headlines stay focused on elite campuses. Community colleges serve 44% of undergraduates. Their stories matter.
CCA President Dr. Yoland Watson Spiva in @fortune.com: Time to reframe the narrative around today's students. Read:
CCA President Dr. Yoland Watson Spiva in @fortune.com: Time to reframe the narrative around today's students. Read:
The broken narrative of higher education bears little resemblance to students’ real lives | Fortune
Congress members’ own backgrounds and pop culture both play a powerful role in shaping the nation’s (negative) perception of higher education.
fortune.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Public trust in higher ed is rising—but headlines stay focused on elite campuses. Community colleges serve 44% of undergraduates. Their stories matter.
CCA President Dr. Yoland Watson Spiva in @fortune.com: Time to reframe the narrative around today's students. Read:
CCA President Dr. Yoland Watson Spiva in @fortune.com: Time to reframe the narrative around today's students. Read:
The NEXT Event App is now live! 📲
Access full event details, including sessions, locations, speakers, and real-time updates for #CCANext2025, right from your phone.
You can also visit the NEXT event site for more information: bit.ly/482JXKY
Access full event details, including sessions, locations, speakers, and real-time updates for #CCANext2025, right from your phone.
You can also visit the NEXT event site for more information: bit.ly/482JXKY
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The NEXT Event App is now live! 📲
Access full event details, including sessions, locations, speakers, and real-time updates for #CCANext2025, right from your phone.
You can also visit the NEXT event site for more information: bit.ly/482JXKY
Access full event details, including sessions, locations, speakers, and real-time updates for #CCANext2025, right from your phone.
You can also visit the NEXT event site for more information: bit.ly/482JXKY
No tricks here—just strategy and competition. 🎲🏆
At #CCANext2025, stop by and play The College Student Success Board Game, designed to test your wit, knowledge, and readiness to lead what’s NEXT in higher education.
🎟 Register today: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
At #CCANext2025, stop by and play The College Student Success Board Game, designed to test your wit, knowledge, and readiness to lead what’s NEXT in higher education.
🎟 Register today: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
No tricks here—just strategy and competition. 🎲🏆
At #CCANext2025, stop by and play The College Student Success Board Game, designed to test your wit, knowledge, and readiness to lead what’s NEXT in higher education.
🎟 Register today: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
At #CCANext2025, stop by and play The College Student Success Board Game, designed to test your wit, knowledge, and readiness to lead what’s NEXT in higher education.
🎟 Register today: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
🎙️ NEW podcast episode: How is Kentucky moving from the needle on educational attainment? Collaboration over mandates.
Hear from KY higher ed leaders on moving away from rigid targets toward progress-based benchmarking—and why it's working.
open.spotify.com/episode/0EsL...
#HigherEd #DataDriven
Hear from KY higher ed leaders on moving away from rigid targets toward progress-based benchmarking—and why it's working.
open.spotify.com/episode/0EsL...
#HigherEd #DataDriven
October 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🎙️ NEW podcast episode: How is Kentucky moving from the needle on educational attainment? Collaboration over mandates.
Hear from KY higher ed leaders on moving away from rigid targets toward progress-based benchmarking—and why it's working.
open.spotify.com/episode/0EsL...
#HigherEd #DataDriven
Hear from KY higher ed leaders on moving away from rigid targets toward progress-based benchmarking—and why it's working.
open.spotify.com/episode/0EsL...
#HigherEd #DataDriven
Two powerful documentaries. Two nights. One theme: transforming student success.
Join us at #NEXT2025 for special screenings of No Greater Odds (10th anniversary!) & Counted Out (@countedout.bsky.social)
Nov 17-18 | 8:15 pm
Stories that inspire action. 🎬
Register: completecollege.org/next
Join us at #NEXT2025 for special screenings of No Greater Odds (10th anniversary!) & Counted Out (@countedout.bsky.social)
Nov 17-18 | 8:15 pm
Stories that inspire action. 🎬
Register: completecollege.org/next
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Two powerful documentaries. Two nights. One theme: transforming student success.
Join us at #NEXT2025 for special screenings of No Greater Odds (10th anniversary!) & Counted Out (@countedout.bsky.social)
Nov 17-18 | 8:15 pm
Stories that inspire action. 🎬
Register: completecollege.org/next
Join us at #NEXT2025 for special screenings of No Greater Odds (10th anniversary!) & Counted Out (@countedout.bsky.social)
Nov 17-18 | 8:15 pm
Stories that inspire action. 🎬
Register: completecollege.org/next
The work we do at #CCANext2025 doesn’t end when the sessions wrap—it lives on in the students we serve, the institutions we strengthen, and the communities we call home.
🎟 Join us in Baltimore and be part of the movement: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
🎟 Join us in Baltimore and be part of the movement: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
October 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The work we do at #CCANext2025 doesn’t end when the sessions wrap—it lives on in the students we serve, the institutions we strengthen, and the communities we call home.
🎟 Join us in Baltimore and be part of the movement: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
🎟 Join us in Baltimore and be part of the movement: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
CCA is pleased to announce Norman Palmer as our new Director of Innovation Technology. With 30+ years of tech leadership at DHS, Northrop Grumman and NSF, Norman will lead CCA's Council for AI and advance student success via responsible #AI implementation. completecollege.org/person/norma...
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
CCA is pleased to announce Norman Palmer as our new Director of Innovation Technology. With 30+ years of tech leadership at DHS, Northrop Grumman and NSF, Norman will lead CCA's Council for AI and advance student success via responsible #AI implementation. completecollege.org/person/norma...
🚨 Last chance!
We’ve extended the regular registration deadline for #CCANext2025 through October 18, you can still register at the $900 rate.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation shaping the next era of higher education transformation.
🎟 Register now: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
We’ve extended the regular registration deadline for #CCANext2025 through October 18, you can still register at the $900 rate.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation shaping the next era of higher education transformation.
🎟 Register now: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
October 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🚨 Last chance!
We’ve extended the regular registration deadline for #CCANext2025 through October 18, you can still register at the $900 rate.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation shaping the next era of higher education transformation.
🎟 Register now: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
We’ve extended the regular registration deadline for #CCANext2025 through October 18, you can still register at the $900 rate.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation shaping the next era of higher education transformation.
🎟 Register now: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
🚨 We’re adding even more thought leadership to the #CCANext2025 Annual Convening Main Stage! Join us in Baltimore this November for two dynamic new sessions.
🎟️ Regular registration ($900) is open through October 18: bit.ly/43mucf7
🎟️ Regular registration ($900) is open through October 18: bit.ly/43mucf7
October 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🚨 We’re adding even more thought leadership to the #CCANext2025 Annual Convening Main Stage! Join us in Baltimore this November for two dynamic new sessions.
🎟️ Regular registration ($900) is open through October 18: bit.ly/43mucf7
🎟️ Regular registration ($900) is open through October 18: bit.ly/43mucf7
Corequisite support helped students succeed in math & English. Ohio is applying the model to gateway science courses—and the results show promise.
Thomas Dickson & Geoff Woolf share insights on transforming STEM education.
New CCA podcast ep: open.spotify.com/episode/4oEe...
#HigherEd #Coreq
Thomas Dickson & Geoff Woolf share insights on transforming STEM education.
New CCA podcast ep: open.spotify.com/episode/4oEe...
#HigherEd #Coreq
open.spotify.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Corequisite support helped students succeed in math & English. Ohio is applying the model to gateway science courses—and the results show promise.
Thomas Dickson & Geoff Woolf share insights on transforming STEM education.
New CCA podcast ep: open.spotify.com/episode/4oEe...
#HigherEd #Coreq
Thomas Dickson & Geoff Woolf share insights on transforming STEM education.
New CCA podcast ep: open.spotify.com/episode/4oEe...
#HigherEd #Coreq
This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we recognize the students, faculty, and staff who are part of #TribalColleges and Universities and Indigenous communities across higher education.
Explore images of Indigenous communities at CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org.
#TCU #HigherEducation
Explore images of Indigenous communities at CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org.
#TCU #HigherEducation
October 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we recognize the students, faculty, and staff who are part of #TribalColleges and Universities and Indigenous communities across higher education.
Explore images of Indigenous communities at CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org.
#TCU #HigherEducation
Explore images of Indigenous communities at CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org.
#TCU #HigherEducation
Thank you to our state teams from NJ, NH, KS, and ND for an excellent 2025 Strong Start to Finish Policy Academy in Denver! CCA equipped institutional leaders with our new COREQ board game and facilitation skills to drive corequisite discussions on their campuses.
#highereducation #CCADoesTheWork
#highereducation #CCADoesTheWork
October 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thank you to our state teams from NJ, NH, KS, and ND for an excellent 2025 Strong Start to Finish Policy Academy in Denver! CCA equipped institutional leaders with our new COREQ board game and facilitation skills to drive corequisite discussions on their campuses.
#highereducation #CCADoesTheWork
#highereducation #CCADoesTheWork
"Institutions & policymakers alike must invest in solutions that reckon with not just student loans but the cost of education, to keep higher education within reach for all students & not just the few who can afford it." -
CCA's Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva in @fortune.com fortune.com/2025/10/03/t...
CCA's Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva in @fortune.com fortune.com/2025/10/03/t...
Already facing a student loan 'financial reckoning,' Trump's changes to graduate students loans could make Gen Z's diplomas a pricier gamble | Fortune
New Trump-era law means future law, medical, and MBA students may hit a financial brick wall—with private lenders ready to cash in.
fortune.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Institutions & policymakers alike must invest in solutions that reckon with not just student loans but the cost of education, to keep higher education within reach for all students & not just the few who can afford it." -
CCA's Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva in @fortune.com fortune.com/2025/10/03/t...
CCA's Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva in @fortune.com fortune.com/2025/10/03/t...
During #HispanicHeritageMonth, we are proud to spotlight images from the Complete College Photo Library, feat. #HSIs and students, faculty, and staff who identify as Hispanic.
Find hundreds more free, real images of #highered:
CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org
Find hundreds more free, real images of #highered:
CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
During #HispanicHeritageMonth, we are proud to spotlight images from the Complete College Photo Library, feat. #HSIs and students, faculty, and staff who identify as Hispanic.
Find hundreds more free, real images of #highered:
CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org
Find hundreds more free, real images of #highered:
CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org
Career readiness can't stay siloed in understaffed offices. The EvoLLLution and CCA's Nikolas Huot discusses how to embed career pathways throughout the student journey—and why College, On Purpose 2.0 provides a roadmap for making purpose central to student success.
evolllution.com/embedding-ca...
evolllution.com/embedding-ca...
Embedding Career Readiness Across the Student Journey
Academics and careers must be intrinsically linked to properly serve learners and employers, so career readiness must be embedded into the student journey.
evolllution.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Career readiness can't stay siloed in understaffed offices. The EvoLLLution and CCA's Nikolas Huot discusses how to embed career pathways throughout the student journey—and why College, On Purpose 2.0 provides a roadmap for making purpose central to student success.
evolllution.com/embedding-ca...
evolllution.com/embedding-ca...
Dive into CCA's latest report: College, On Purpose 2.0!
The report, released earlier this month, shows how to:
🔹 Embed purpose in the student journey
🔹 Connect values, civic life & goals
🔹 Support every learner to graduation
Read: completecollege.org/collegeonpurpose
#HigherEd #CollegeCareer
The report, released earlier this month, shows how to:
🔹 Embed purpose in the student journey
🔹 Connect values, civic life & goals
🔹 Support every learner to graduation
Read: completecollege.org/collegeonpurpose
#HigherEd #CollegeCareer
September 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Dive into CCA's latest report: College, On Purpose 2.0!
The report, released earlier this month, shows how to:
🔹 Embed purpose in the student journey
🔹 Connect values, civic life & goals
🔹 Support every learner to graduation
Read: completecollege.org/collegeonpurpose
#HigherEd #CollegeCareer
The report, released earlier this month, shows how to:
🔹 Embed purpose in the student journey
🔹 Connect values, civic life & goals
🔹 Support every learner to graduation
Read: completecollege.org/collegeonpurpose
#HigherEd #CollegeCareer
Today's CCA on the Air guest, WSCUC President & CEO Dr. Maria Toyoda, recently published this timely op-ed making the case for accreditors to help colleges turn their wealth of data into meaningful improvements for students.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
#HigherEd #Accreditation
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
#HigherEd #Accreditation
Accreditors Can Help Colleges Better Use Data (opinion)
Accreditors have a role to play in helping colleges make better use of the data they collect, Maria Toyoda writes.
www.insidehighered.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Today's CCA on the Air guest, WSCUC President & CEO Dr. Maria Toyoda, recently published this timely op-ed making the case for accreditors to help colleges turn their wealth of data into meaningful improvements for students.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
#HigherEd #Accreditation
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
#HigherEd #Accreditation
🎧 NEW: CCA on the Air explores #accreditation with Dr. Maria Toyoda of WSCUC.
From AI in classrooms to student mobility, how are accreditors striking a balance between innovation and quality assurance, while keeping students at the center?
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3Hkw... #HigherEd
From AI in classrooms to student mobility, how are accreditors striking a balance between innovation and quality assurance, while keeping students at the center?
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3Hkw... #HigherEd
September 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🎧 NEW: CCA on the Air explores #accreditation with Dr. Maria Toyoda of WSCUC.
From AI in classrooms to student mobility, how are accreditors striking a balance between innovation and quality assurance, while keeping students at the center?
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3Hkw... #HigherEd
From AI in classrooms to student mobility, how are accreditors striking a balance between innovation and quality assurance, while keeping students at the center?
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3Hkw... #HigherEd